File Format Error

[RedXIII]

Regardless of what software I use to create the avi (viDrop, AViConverter 1.0, VirtualDub) I keep getting a message that says "Warning: File Format Error). I have no idea on the firmware on my player but here is an image. Please help me on how to solve this problem!

[lca77]

Hello RedXIII,

most rockchip-players needs xvid-encoded Videos. You could find some Converters like AVConverter, AVIConverter, viDrop or BatMan here in the Download-section. I'll prefer viDrop 0.56.1 for beginners or AVConverter v1.77.3, if you're a tough Windowsuser who could unhide the hidden Converter.ini and replace this one by the one for RK2608A-Players.

The right values for your 2.4" player should be:

Resolution: 320x240
Framerate: 24 (or try other values from the range of 20 until 30, stepping: 1
Videocodec: xvid
max B-Frames=4 (some Players needs the value 0!)
Videobitrate=350 or 800 (350 @ B-frames=4, 800 @ B-Frames=0)
quant_type=h263 (not h264!)
Audiocodec: mp2 (not mp3!)
Frequency=44100
Soundbitrate=112 or 128

As an extra Mencoder-Parameter in viDrop i'll prefer:
-vf-add expand=320:240:-1:-1:1

This parameter is important, because any RockChip-Chip plays only one Resolution. If the Videopicture is smaller than the resoulution, the expand-parameter adds four borders to the videopicture until the resolution has been reached.

Or some players with B-Frames=0 needed the video to be flipped and rotated:
-vf-add expand=320:240:-1:-1:1,rotate=2,flip

Good luck and
rgrds, lca77